Circular textiles policy review: Considerations for EU trading partner countries
The landmark EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, adopted by the European Parliament in June 2023, sets out a vision for all textiles to be produced in respect of social rights and the environment.
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the status of the main EU policies which were put forward in the EU Textile Strategy. It provides considerations to be explored in terms of the potential impact of these policies on trading partner countries.
With the EU policy landscape for textiles evolving at a rapid pace and a new EU political cycle getting underway, new developments can be expected, most notably with a proposal for a new Circular Economy Act planned for 2026.
This report is an output of the ‘Exploring the impact of EU textile policies on trading partner countries: Focus on Bangladesh and Ghana’ project, co-funded by Laudes Foundation and BMZ and co-led by Chatham House, Circle Economy Foundation and the European Environmental Bureau, in partnership with The Or Foundation (Ghana) and BUILD (Bangladesh).
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